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Text:Hail, true Body, born of Mary
Translator:H. N. Oxenham, 1829-1888
Tune:STANDISH
Composer:John Dykes Bower, 1905-1981

302a. Hail, true Body, born of Mary

1 Hail, true Body, born of Mary,
by a wondrous virgin-birth.
Thou who on the cross wast offered
to redeem the sons of earth;

2 Thou whose side became a fountain
pouring forth thy precious blood,
give us now, and at our dying,
thine own self to be our food.

3 O sweetest Jesu,
O gracious Jesu,
O Jesu, blessèd Mary's Son.

Text Information
First Line: Hail, true Body, born of Mary
Translator: H. N. Oxenham, 1829-1888
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Holy Communion
Source: Latin, 14th century
Tune Information
Name: STANDISH
Composer: John Dykes Bower, 1905-1981
Meter: Irregular
Key: g minor
Copyright: © Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd.



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